Trail of Tears Perspectives

A high-engagement ancient history unit sequence focusing on how river valleys and early writing shaped Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Students investigate the Fertile Crescent, cuneiform, the Nile, and monumental architecture through visual presentations and hands-on worksheets.

A lesson exploring the historic struggle between absolute royal authority (Divine Right to Rule) and the rise of constitutional law through key English documents. Students analyze the positives, negatives, and key concepts like consent of the governed, leading to a collaborative poster project.

A comprehensive, 1-page teacher facilitation guide and answer key. It features pedagogical background, expected student responses for the positives and negatives of each document, exemplar answers for the critical analysis questions, and structural tips for launching the poster project.

A practical transition program for students moving from the US to Canada, focusing on daily survival skills like the metric system and understanding how the Canadian parliamentary government compares to the US presidential system.

An immersive lesson examining how ancient Athens and Rome shaped the modern American government. Students will analyze primary sources (Pericles and the Twelve Tables), define key political terms (democracy, oligarchy, rule of law), and critically compare ancient exclusions with modern democratic values.

A visual, structured 2-page student worksheet and poster activity guide. It guides students through the positives and negatives of the Divine Right to Rule, the Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights with bolded vocabulary definitions, text-dependent analysis questions, a poster blueprint layout, and a grading rubric.

A middle school mini-unit on AI civics, empowering students to think critically about autonomy, convenience, and human potential. Inspired by Uncommon Schools' pioneering AI Literacy curriculum, students debate the role of technology and craft their own Civic Declarations.

A geography lesson where students analyze thematic maps of the United States—including population density, land use, climate, and historical culture areas—and synthesize their findings using a Say-Mean-Matter graphic organizer.

A 4-station classroom printable set focusing on Athenian direct democracy, Pericles' civic expectations, the Roman representative senate, and how the Twelve Tables mirror the modern US Constitution.

An inquiry-driven social studies sequence investigating Ancient Greece and Rome across four core pillars: government, philosophy, trade, and engineering. Students engage with primary sources, architectural achievements, and ethical dilemmas to construct arguments about classical legacies.

An interactive lesson tracing the history of monarchy from ancient civilizations (China, Egypt, Rome) to the modern era. Focuses on methods of control (religion, monuments, military), the pivotal shift of the Magna Carta, and how constitutional monarchies function today.

A primary-source worksheet analyzing excerpts from Pericles' Funeral Oration and the Roman Twelve Tables, with structured writing spaces for comparative analysis and vocabulary synthesis.